ADHD and Cleaning: A Frustrating Combination

Yes! I’m all over the place.

Yes. It’s rough

100% I will start cleaning the kitchen, pick up a dishrag then start doing the laundry and not come back to the kitchen. Something I have found helpful is setting a timer for 10 min and pick an area to clean. It can help you only have to focus on one part then thinking toy have to do everything.

Yes, it’s very hard

Oh definitely. Yesterday was the first time I forgot to take my meds in a good while. My dad was kind enough to help me bet the massive clutter out of my room because it was too overwhelming for me to do on my own plus getting distracted by everything else. But yesterday I was gonna do a deep cleaning like scrubbing the walls and floors and getting new curtains, but nope. I ran around doing tiny bits of everything I needed to do to the point that I didn't even actually get anything done. Ended up getting depressed and stayed on my phone till all of a sudden it's dark and time for bed 🙃

Oh for sure! Then, when I do get going on something I have to do it beginning to end in one go to actually complete it. If someone interrupts me it messes it all up and makes me so irritated. 🥲

Same!! Cleaning and when I'm trying to figure out which item on my to-do list I'm going to tackle first.